Should You Avoid Eating Burnt Food?

What Does Joe Biden Do Now? The Story Behind America's Best-Known Protest Song.

July 25, 2024 'Tradwives', American Wagyu, and Aliens Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, how to stretch everything. 1   Election 2024 So What Does Joe Biden Do Now? In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn't done yet. Vox Nicole Narea Save 2   In The Zeitgeist 'Tradwives' Tout a Conservative American Past ... That Didn't Exist The aesthetic, which celebrates homesteading, milkmaids and 'the feminine urge to take care of your husband', hinges on a history today's Republicans would fiercely oppose The Guardian Carter Sherman Save 3   Nostalgia Read The Strange Saga of The Gods Must Be Crazy The Gods Must Be Crazy has all but vanished—but the myths that it spread still persist. Slate Dan Kois Save 4   Explainer American Wagyu is Having a Moment. What Is it, Exactly? Our writer unpacks the booming market for American wagyu and creates a taste test between this new beef, an old-fashioned rib eye, and a very expensive cut of Japanese A5. Outside Magazine Wes Siler Save 5   Lonely Universe The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse How geology resolves the Fermi paradox. Nautilus Marcia Bjornerud Save 6   Conversation Starter People Still Misunderstand Trauma, Says 'Body Keeps the Score' Author Bessel Van Der Kolk 'The Body Keeps the Score' author Bessel van der Kolk explains the complicated work of treating trauma. Time Belinda Luscombe Save 7   Reflections Neil Young's 'On the Beach' at 50: His Bummed-Out Masterpiece Reigns Supreme Grappling with heartbreak and exhausted with critics, Young turned inward to create the most vulnerable album of his career. It just might be his best ever. Rolling Stone Angie Martoccio Save 8   Modern Love How One Couple Reconciled After Cheating My husband and I were set up by our parents when we were fresh out of grad school, and because our values aligned — we both wanted to be married and to have a big family — we sort of just went through the motions and had a traditional trajectory. The Cut As Told To Save 9   Backstory "This Land Is Your Land": The Story Behind America's Best-Known Protest Song It has been a staple of kindergarten classrooms for decades. But Woody Guthrie didn't intend for the song to be a ringing endorsement of American exceptionalism—he wrote it for those who were getting left behind. Mental Floss Kenneth Partridge Save 10   Good Question Should You Avoid Eating Burnt Food? Do you scrape the burnt bits off a piece of toast? Some research suggests that might not be a bad idea. BBC Future Jessica Bradley Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day How to Stretch Everything That Hurts Easy moves to soothe "tech neck," eye yoga to mitigate screen time, eand more simple saves for your wrists, hips, and anywhere else that needs some TLC. Pocket Collections Corrie Evanoff Save   Yesterday's Most Read Story Your Kitchen Sponge Is Much, Much Dirtier Than You Think — Here's What to Do About It Fact: Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli can live up to 16 days in your trusty sponge. Food & Wine Guy Martin Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105